Job Description

An exciting job share opportunity has arisen to join a busy community CAMHS service in the vibrant borough of Lambeth. We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Psychotherapist to provide specialist assessments, formulation and intervention for children, adolescents and their families. The post holder will also offer supervision to a range psychotherapists, trainees and arts therapists.
Main duties of the job
To lead, manage and plan the delivery of a highly specialist psychotherapy service and arts therapy service to the children, adolescents and families in Lambeth CAMHS and personally provide expert clinical input.
To be responsible to the CAMHS CAG Professional Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy for the monitoring and implementation of professional standards in the practice of child and adolescent psychotherapy/arts and creative therapies in Lambeth CAMHS and for the systematic and effective provision of professional supervision.
To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
To ensure the conduct of research, service evaluation and audits relevant to the Lambeth CAMHS and the CAG research agenda
To be responsible for the good clinical governance, quality and appropriateness of the work of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists; arts and creative therapists in Lambeth CAMHS.
To work as an autonomous professional within ACP guidelines and codes of conduct, and be guided by principles and policies or procedures, and interpret these and be responsible for their implementation within the service areas of responsibility.
About us
The London Borough of Lambeth has a population of 317,800 (GLA 2020). Lambeth's population is highly diverse, a characteristic visible in the breadth of ethnic and cultural traditions seen throughout the borough. It is estimated that 63% of the population describe their ethnicity as other than White British; 23% describe their ethnicity as Black (11% Black African, 7% Black Caribbean and 5% OtherBlack), 22% White Other and 6% as Asian.
The Annual population survey, estimates that a third of Lambeth's residents are non-UK born. Of these non-UK born, 40% are of wider European origin, 20% are of African origin; and 20% of Central or South American origin. Nearly 150 languages are spoken as the first language in the homes of Lambeth school children. Portuguese, Spanish and Somali, are the most commonly spoken other languages in Lambeth.
Lambeth has a child and youth population aged 0-20 of almost 70,000. Over 50% of this number are 0 to 9 years old.
Details
Date posted
28 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
85,431 to 97,148 a year per annum Incl. of inner HCAs
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Job share
Reference number
334-CLI-7245662
Job locations
Lambeth CAMHS
35 Black Prince Road
Kennington
SE11 6JJ
Job description
Job responsibilities
To plan, organise and ensure the delivery of child and adolescent psychotherapy; arts and creative therapies in Lambeth CAMHS.
To plan and organise the integrated delivery of services with other agencies and service providers and ensure co-ordination of psychotherapy and psychological therapies services with other services.
To provide highly specialist psychotherapy and psychoanalytic assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in Lambeth CAMHS at levels expected of a child and adolescent psychotherapist who has achieved the equivalent of a Professional Doctorate.
To provide culturally appropriate professional interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.
To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans
To act as Care Co-Ordinator taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviewing care plans, CPA co-ordination and meetings.
To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which make up the Lambeth CAMHS service users and carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To plan, organise and ensure the delivery of child and adolescent psychotherapy; arts and creative therapies in Lambeth CAMHS.
To plan and organise the integrated delivery of services with other agencies and service providers and ensure co-ordination of psychotherapy and psychological therapies services with other services.
To provide highly specialist psychotherapy and psychoanalytic assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in Lambeth CAMHS at levels expected of a child and adolescent psychotherapist who has achieved the equivalent of a Professional Doctorate.
To provide culturally appropriate professional interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.
To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans
To act as Care Co-Ordinator taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviewing care plans, CPA co-ordination and meetings.
To ensure that all services provided are acceptable and accessible to the diverse communities which make up the Lambeth CAMHS service users and carers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Qualification in Child Psychotherapy that has been accepted by the ACP for purposes of professional registration.
• Post qualification training beyond entry-level qualification in a specialised area of psychotherapy practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses and/or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma or higher.
• Registered with the ACP as a Child Psychotherapist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the ACP

• Completed training course in clinical supervision. (A/I/R)

• Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in CAMHS
• Experience of undertaking leadership roles
• Experience of specialist child and adolescent psychoanalytic assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in CAMHS.
• Experience of supervising assistant and trainee child and adolescent psychotherapists or honorary psychotherapists having completed the relevant training.
• Experience of providing teaching and training to psychotherapists and/or other professional groups.

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of management and leadership.
• Advanced knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for Children and Adolescents.
• Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment of children and adolescents.
• Advanced knowledge of psychoanalytic and psychotherapy assessment techniques.
• Doctoral level knowledge of psychoanalytic and psychotherapy research methodology.

• Qualification in Child Psychotherapy that has been accepted by the ACP for purposes of professional registration.
• Post qualification training beyond entry-level qualification in a specialised area of psychotherapy practice through formal post-qualification training (PG Diploma or equivalent), OR a combination of specialist short courses and/or an evidenced portfolio of supervised practice-based learning in a specialist area of clinical practice, assessed by an experienced clinical supervisor to be of equal level to a Postgraduate Diploma or higher.
• Registered with the ACP as a Child Psychotherapist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the ACP

• Completed training course in clinical supervision. (A/I/R)

• Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in CAMHS
• Experience of undertaking leadership roles
• Experience of specialist child and adolescent psychoanalytic assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in CAMHS.
• Experience of supervising assistant and trainee child and adolescent psychotherapists or honorary psychotherapists having completed the relevant training.
• Experience of providing teaching and training to psychotherapists and/or other professional groups.

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of management and leadership.
• Advanced knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for Children and Adolescents.
• Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment of children and adolescents.
• Advanced knowledge of psychoanalytic and psychotherapy assessment techniques.
• Doctoral level knowledge of psychoanalytic and psychotherapy research methodology.